ZyXEL Communications 645R User Manual
Prestige 645 ADSL Internet Access Router
Configuration and Firmware File Maintenance
11-5
Step 5.
Use the TFTP client (see the example below) to transfer files between the Prestige and the
computer. The file name for the configuration file is
computer. The file name for the configuration file is
rom-0
(rom-zero, not capital o).
Note that the telnet connection must be active and the SMT in CI mode before and during the TFTP
transfer. For details on TFTP commands (see following example), please consult the documentation of your
TFTP client program. For UNIX, use “get” to transfer from the Prestige to the computer and “binary” to set
binary transfer mode.
transfer. For details on TFTP commands (see following example), please consult the documentation of your
TFTP client program. For UNIX, use “get” to transfer from the Prestige to the computer and “binary” to set
binary transfer mode.
11.2.4 Example: TFTP Command
The following is an example tftp command:
TFTP [-i] host get rom-0 config.rom
where “i” specifies binary image transfer mode (use this mode when transferring binary files), “host” is the
Prestige IP address, “get” transfers the file source on the Prestige (rom-0 name of the configuration file on
the Prestige) to the file destination on the computer and renames it config.rom.
Prestige IP address, “get” transfers the file source on the Prestige (rom-0 name of the configuration file on
the Prestige) to the file destination on the computer and renames it config.rom.
The following table describes some of the fields that you may see in third party TFTP clients.
Table 11-3 General Commands for Third Party TFTP Clients
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Host
Enter the IP address of the Prestige. 192.168.1.1 is the
Prestige’s default IP address when shipped.
Prestige’s default IP address when shipped.
Send/Fetch
Use “Send” to upload the file to the Prestige and “Fetch”
to back up the file on your computer.
to back up the file on your computer.
Local File
Enter the path and name of the firmware file (*.bin
extension) or configuration file (*.rom extension) on your
computer.
extension) or configuration file (*.rom extension) on your
computer.
Remote File
This is the filename on the Prestige. The filename for the
firmware is “ras” and for the configuration file, is “rom-0”.
firmware is “ras” and for the configuration file, is “rom-0”.
Binary
Transfer the file in binary mode.
Abort
Stop transfer of the file.
TFTP over WAN will not work if you have applied a filter in menu 11.5 (WAN) to block Telnet service.
11.3 Restore Configuration
Menu 24.6 -- System Maintenance - Restore Configuration allows you to restore the configuration via
FTP or TFTP to your Prestige. The preferred method is FTP. Note that this function erases the current
configuration before restoring the previous backup configuration; please do not attempt to restore unless
you have a backup configuration stored on disk. To restore configuration using FTP or TFTP is the same as
FTP or TFTP to your Prestige. The preferred method is FTP. Note that this function erases the current
configuration before restoring the previous backup configuration; please do not attempt to restore unless
you have a backup configuration stored on disk. To restore configuration using FTP or TFTP is the same as